A couple of people emailed me with the announcement that CNBC is developing an animated series based on Tom Stern’s comic strip CEO Dad. According to Hollywood Reporter, the initial plan is to create five one-minute animated shorts based on Tom’s strip that may run during prime-time programming. If all goes well, a full series […]
Comic strip fans in Sunbury PA have got to be happy. The local paper, The Daily Item has added 10 new strips without dropping any of the existing line-up according to E&P. The new features include: Brian Basset’s Adam@Home, Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman’s Baby Blues, Tony Carrillo’s F Minus, Darby Conley’s Get Fuzzy, Wiley […]
This week’s Tom the Dancing Bug has a tragic end for a character who has, well, ended before (17 times), but this time the death will be “absolutely final.” Those who may be shocked by the news may take comfort that the Sam Roland character’s death has been called “absolutely final” at least four other […]
Dan Piraro is asking cartoonists to help raise money for an animal sanctuary in upstate New York by auctioning off cartoon originals. The last time a cartoon original auction was held for the sanctuary was in 2004 and according to Dan, “it made more money than any of our other fundraising events and the cartoon […]
If you thought readers have strong opinions on their favorite comics, just wait until a paper moves their comics to different sections of the paper. Back in October the Hartford Courant placed Scott Adam’s Dilbert strip in the business section for “thematic” reasons. Karen Hunter, the paper’s “reader representative” has had a stead stream of […]
In a letter to NCS president Rick Stromoski, Carmella LaSpada, the director The Commission on Remembrance, is asking that comic strip and editorial cartoonist to mention Memorial Day in their artwork – specifically on Memorial Day. The commission is a Congressionally created organization tasked to “encourage Americans to honor those who died for our freedoms […]
Brad Gilchrist, (the other half who does the Nancy comic strip) and Peter Menice (editorial cartoonist) have teamed up to create a new environmentally themed comic called The Green House. The strip, which serves as a humorous insight into living a sustainable lifestyle, was hatched back in 2005 and is scheduled for an official launch […]
Doonesbury is storming to YouTube – or at least some seven year old video archives of Uncle Duke’s run for the presidency. Universal’s uclick is uploading 6 new archive videos to YouTube and doonesbury.com twice a month. There are 30 short animation films in all. From the press release: In the March 4, 2007 “Doonesbury” […]
The Washington Post has announced that they are making several comic page changes. Starting on Monday, they are adding three new comics: Agnes (Tony Cochran) Brewster Rockit: Space Guy! (Tim Rickard) and Brevity (Guy Endore-Kaiser and Rodd Perry). Brevity with alternate with Close to Home (John McPherson). Dave Coverly’s Speed Bump will now run seven […]
Mark Tatulli gets an extensive write-up in the Philadelphia Inquirer this week in part as the Inquirer will be running Lio beginning on Monday. Some of the more interesting tidbits gleaned from the article: Mark has had to reel back the dark side of Lio because of complaints that it was too dark Mark is […]
Back in December I wrote about a blog post by Dilbert creator, Scott Adams, that opined that Bill Gates would make a good U.S. president. The idea caught fire in parts of the blogosphere and a grass-roots effort was made to recruit the billionaire. That grass-root effort has thrown in the towel: We’ve tried… We […]
For Better or For Worse character Farley will soon be appearing on Ontario license plates according to E&P. A portion of the proceeds for each plate will go to the Farley Foundation – a charitable organization that subsidizes medical care for pets that belong to senior citizens or persons with disabilities. Farley was a lovable […]
Four cartoonists Charlos Gary (Working It Out), Jerry Craft (Momma’s Boyz), Cory Thomas (Watch Your Head) and editorial cartoonist Tim Jackson will be on hand at Alfred University on March 17 to provide personal lessons on cartooning for children ages 6-17. The event is part of the university’s Drawn to Diversity annual program to explore […]
Maintaining by Nate Creekmore. Used by permission of Universal Press Syndicate. All Rights Reserved.Coming May 7th, Universal Press will debut its first comic strip of 2007 called Maintaining by Nate Creekmore. Maintaining was first published in the Lipscomb University paper, The Babbler, in 2003 and won the prestigious Charles M. Schulz Award for best college […]
Darrin Bell is getting letters from Candorville fans asking why his feature has been dropped from the LA Times without notice. It’s not just his feature, but also La Cucaracha and Mallard Fillmore that have disappeared. The blog, LA Observed, also mentions that Mr. Boffo is also a casualty in this decision. Both Darrin and […]